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Learners
Your questions and ideas can become real projects.
Parents and families
What JEP means for your child, in plain words.
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Teachers and school leaders
What a school needs to start, with or without devices.
Government and education officials
How JEP sits inside the national curriculum, and its status today.
Development and humanitarian partners
Context, governance, evidence, and where a partner could help.
Technology and research partners
Open technical questions in the EDGE and Mobile Kit specifications.
Supporters and volunteers
Help finish the dormitory, equip the Studio or give your time.
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Ways to help
Six ways to take part, from a gift to your time and expertise.
Equip the Hybrid Edge JEP Studio
Help equip the Hybrid Edge JEP Studio at Spectrum Secondary School: an edge server, 10 learner laptops, solar power and satellite internet. View Technical Specifications. Use of funds: 83% direct programme, 5% capacity, 3% monitoring, 9% contingency.
Finish the boys' dormitory
A new boys' dormitory is under construction. US$40,800 is still needed to finish the dormitory, a boys' latrine and beds for boys and girls.
Support Spectrum Complete
Help finish Spectrum Secondary School and its Studio: a target of US$200,000 for 2027 to 2028 (planning estimate).
Visit
Funders and partners can see the work at Spectrum by arrangement. Safeguarding and consent rules apply to all photographs and stories.
Bring JEP to your school
From 2029, SXLA plans to support partner schools through the JEP Studio Hub-and-Box Model. Schools can register interest now.
Share expertise
Educators, technologists and researchers can offer time and advice, including as mentors. Contact us to discuss.
Development and humanitarian partners
What a development partner will want to check
Each answer is on one page of this website. We link to it rather than repeat it.
- Context
Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Kikuube District: 156,248 residents (UNHCR and OPM, 28 February 2026). Uganda includes refugees in national services, so refugee and host-community learners share schools. Kyangwali and the Years to 2030
- Who we serve
Secondary learners, S1 to S4, refugee and host-community, studying together: 277 learners at Spectrum in Term One 2026, 65% refugees and 41% girls. Girls fall from 44% of S1 to 13% of S4. Who We Serve
- How it complements existing education
SXLA works inside the national curriculum, in a school that serves refugee and host-community learners together. It does not provide primary education, run general relief or replace teachers. What We Do, and What We Do Not
- What exists, what is specified, what is planned
In use today: the school, and JEP with 40 JEP Scholars, 10 laptops (5 working) and one portable Wi-Fi unit. Specified: the Hybrid Edge JEP Studio, EDGE and the JEP Mobile Kit. Planned: partner schools from 2029, and the MTP schools. Projects Overview
- Evidence, stated honestly
SXLA's 2025 programme assessment is internal and not yet independently verified. A baseline and a comparison group start in 2027, and an independent mid-term review is planned for 2028. See the Evidence
- Governance and legal status
A company limited by guarantee (registration number 80034750112386), governed by a board of six directors. NGO Bureau registration is planned for 2027 and the first external audit for the 2027 accounts. Governance
- Safeguarding and data
A Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, consent rules for every photograph and story, and learners' data kept local by design. Safeguarding and Privacy Notice
- How money is used
Every gift is recorded and reported against the purpose it was given for. For the Studio, use of funds is planned as 83% direct programme, 5% capacity, 3% monitoring and 9% contingency. Online donations are completed through Spectrum TechLabs Alliance (STA), a separate US-based partner. SXLA and STA
Where a partner could help
Equipping the Hybrid Edge JEP Studio at Spectrum; funding the evidence, from the 2027 baseline and comparison group to the independent review; finishing the boys' dormitory and Spectrum Complete; and, after the 2027 review, reaching partner schools through the Hub-and-Box Model. Partners can see the work at Spectrum by arrangement.
Technology and research partners
Open technical questions we would like to work on
EDGE and the JEP Mobile Kit are design specifications, and several choices in them are still open. Each is a specific place where technical or research expertise could help. Today, JEP runs at Spectrum on 10 laptops (5 working) and one portable Wi-Fi unit; nothing below is installed yet.
Offline-first learning platform
The operating system and the offline learning platform are still to be chosen. They must work with no internet, then sync changes only, in priority order, when a connection returns.
Small local AI, used with care
A small local model in a narrow, supervised tutoring role, running on Studio equipment and never on assessed work. The model is still to be chosen, and learners' personal data never goes to public AI tools.
Solar power and energy
Solar and battery power for the edge server, the network and the Mobile Kit, sized after a site assessment. Design estimates are published; installation and monitoring are open.
Sensors and physical computing
Every Mobile Kit includes a sensor and physical computing kit, so learners can measure, test and build working prototypes. Which sensors it holds is still to be decided.
Measuring learning
Portfolios, assessment records and SXLA's five-level capability scale, with a baseline and a comparison group from 2027. Research design, blind scoring and independent review are areas where researchers could help.
Real challenges in science and engineering
JEP starts from real challenges, and remote mentors can join projects when a connection is available, in fields such as AI, energy, space science and engineering. Two JEP learners have already won a Best Mission Patch award in an international space design competition.
We do not name vendors or partners on this website. Listing a topic here does not mean any organisation is involved.
Where your support goes
Today's priorities are finishing the boys' dormitory (US$40,800 still needed, October 2026), equipping the Hybrid Edge JEP Studio and completing Spectrum Secondary School. Every gift is recorded and reported against the purpose it was given for.
Schools
Bring JEP to your school
From 2029, SXLA plans to support partner schools through the JEP Studio Hub-and-Box Model. Schools can register interest now.
Partnerships start only after the 2027 review at Spectrum. How JEP will reach other schools
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